Al-Diwaniya Sport Club is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the Al-Diwaniya Stadium. It currently competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League.
The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to Iraqi First Division League at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to First Division League again, but gained promotion four years later.
The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to First Division League for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season (2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two consecutive seasons (2009–10, 2010–11) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years.
In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach Qusay Munir, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraqi First Division League and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.[1]
bgcolor=silver | Position | bgcolor=silver | Name | bgcolor=silver | Nationality |
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Manager: | Hamza Hadi | ||||
Assistant manager: | Ibrahim Abd-Nader | ||||
Assistant manager: | Haider Karim | ||||
Goalkeeping coach: | Hamid Kadhim | ||||
Fitness coach: | Vacant | ||||
Administrative director: | Ali Aajel | ||||
U-19 Manager: | Adel Hattab | ||||
U-16 Manager: | Samah Hussien | ||||
U-13 Manager: | Jawad Kadhim | ||||
Director of football: | Hatem Shalal | ||||
Administrative Coordinator: | Zakaria Yahia | ||||
Director of public relations: | Ali Awadh | ||||